The Logging, Gravel & Brickworks Railway
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Posted by: GIZLIZ Sep 9 2008, 02:32 PM
Passing the Miz Giz Liz Nurseries (G Scale Greenhouses???? )....
Passing the Miz Giz Liz Nurseries (G Scale Greenhouses???? )....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Sep 21 2008, 10:56 AM
Sunny Sunday, and an Engineer's possession is in force, before the afternoon passenger services....
Sunny Sunday, and an Engineer's possession is in force, before the afternoon passenger services....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Sep 21 2008, 10:58 AM
Complete check of the PW to ensure safe and smooth running....
(And to clean up the rail head with the Matra Crane cleaning pads. )
Complete check of the PW to ensure safe and smooth running....
(And to clean up the rail head with the Matra Crane cleaning pads. )
Posted by: GIZLIZ Oct 14 2008, 10:58 AM
Not done a lot with the LGB of late, due to work and GSS commitments.
But the Railway Directorate has decided that the sleeper built buffer stops no longer meet the latest H&S requirements for the Main Line Terminus at Sheringham....
Not done a lot with the LGB of late, due to work and GSS commitments.
But the Railway Directorate has decided that the sleeper built buffer stops no longer meet the latest H&S requirements for the Main Line Terminus at Sheringham....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Oct 14 2008, 11:04 AM
So the old sleeper built stops have been dismantled for use in sidings elsewhere on the LGB, and new railbuilt buffers have been installed, which are more than capable of stopping a run away freight train travelling at the maximum line speed of 20 mph.
These were purchased from a railway in the Burbage area, whilst the CME attended a meeting of G Scale Railway Operators recently held in Walsall....
So the old sleeper built stops have been dismantled for use in sidings elsewhere on the LGB, and new railbuilt buffers have been installed, which are more than capable of stopping a run away freight train travelling at the maximum line speed of 20 mph.
These were purchased from a railway in the Burbage area, whilst the CME attended a meeting of G Scale Railway Operators recently held in Walsall....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Oct 18 2008, 02:39 PM
Miz Giz Liz found these archive photos of the early days of the Logs, Gravel & Bricks Rly.
The greenhouse wasn't there in those days and the neighbour's chickens which occasionally escaped into our garden are now long passed their sell by date.
The young lad in the blue T-shirt, Kriz Liz, is now a strapping six footer....
Miz Giz Liz found these archive photos of the early days of the Logs, Gravel & Bricks Rly.
The greenhouse wasn't there in those days and the neighbour's chickens which occasionally escaped into our garden are now long passed their sell by date.
The young lad in the blue T-shirt, Kriz Liz, is now a strapping six footer....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Feb 7 2009, 03:45 PM
For some time, the Management of the LG&B has been looking to compliment its busy Freight Engine fleet, by the addition of another mid sized Locomotive....
For some time, the Management of the LG&B has been looking to compliment its busy Freight Engine fleet, by the addition of another mid sized Locomotive....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Feb 7 2009, 03:51 PM
Various options were looked at and trials of various Manufacturer's Locos were carried out. The 218 class was available and within the Loco Purchasing Budget, but it was deemed to be a little on the large size for the LG&B's loading gauge....
Various options were looked at and trials of various Manufacturer's Locos were carried out. The 218 class was available and within the Loco Purchasing Budget, but it was deemed to be a little on the large size for the LG&B's loading gauge....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Feb 7 2009, 03:56 PM
The Mallet proved to be very powerful, and able to cope with the tight curves found on the LG&B, but it could not be easily converted to Oil Firing....
The Mallet proved to be very powerful, and able to cope with the tight curves found on the LG&B, but it could not be easily converted to Oil Firing....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Feb 7 2009, 03:59 PM
The Management tried to source a 2095 Class, following favourable reports of the one on trial on the W&GLR, but these popular locos command a high purchase price and was therefore beyond the LG&B's budget....
The Management tried to source a 2095 Class, following favourable reports of the one on trial on the W&GLR, but these popular locos command a high purchase price and was therefore beyond the LG&B's budget....
Oi!stockers - 29/10/2009 4:51 PM
So who is the nerd in the grey overalls.
I resemble that remark....
Posted by: GIZLIZ Feb 7 2009, 04:03 PM
Then an offer of a suitable Loco surplus to the requirements of a railway in South Staffs came to the attention of the Management. A price was agreed, and a V51 class engine joined the LG&B's fleet....
Then an offer of a suitable Loco surplus to the requirements of a railway in South Staffs came to the attention of the Management. A price was agreed, and a V51 class engine joined the LG&B's fleet....